hutt Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hello all, My forend and stock no longer match, the pistol grip area is significantly lighter than the rest owing to it's good use. I'd love to go back to a really deep dark colour and wondered what people would recommend to use - the stock is varnished, no may not be possible? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangers Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) your best bet is to sand it back to the wood and start from fresh the easiest way is to use tru oil or you could use a wood stain/tint then a grain filler and van dyke crystals to make it black then wipe it back with a damp cloth to the desired finish then spray with Pu to finish Edited January 12, 2015 by bangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Paint stripper, then sand, fill the grain. I use Coloron wood dye. Finish with varnish, stock oil or Truoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Strip it stain with a water or sprite based wood dye the stock oils. Personally avoid varnish and Tru oil neither have a place on gun IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Strip it stain with a water or sprite based wood dye the stock oils.Personally avoid varnish and Tru oil neither have a place on gun IMHO. as above. good advice! i have seen some bad refinishes with tru oil... but, a couple of very good ones. i think it comes down to the capability of the person using it. it needs a certain 'knack' that many dont posses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I prefer water base stains, partly because they can be thinned to build up the depth of colour in small steps and also because they are dye rather than pigment based and bring out the figuring better. Birchwood Casey Walnut Stain works well and is easily available from gunshops or fleabay. Agree with WW about varnish and TruOil and never used them myself but if you're in a hurry to get the job done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 If the forend is going lighter then I'd guess it is beech, which isn't easy to stain well. If it's walnut then I'd say do as above (strip, sand as little as possible, stain and then oil) but beech can go very patchy very easily so you may find it better to use a coloured tru-oil type finish instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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